When Joseph to the land of Egypt came, One Potiphar a man of noted fame, Bought him with silver and preferred him straight Making him steward of his whole estate. On whom his mistress cast her wanton eyes, And he reproved her, and said, be wise, And cast, henceforth, these idle thoughts away-- How can I do that wicked thing, I pray? Now finding her entreaties would not do, She went to seize him, but away he flew, Leaving his garment in her hand also: Now from that time she proved his mortal foe: She said, my lord, (when he returned at night,) Thy Hebrew strove with all his might, To mock thy lady, but was ne’er the near, I cried, he fled, and left his garment here. CAST INTO THE DUNGEON. [Illustration] No sooner had she made this false report Of Joseph’s coming in so vile a sort, But Potiphar immediately he flew Into a sad and cruel passion too, And cast him into prison where he lay Till the chief butler and the baker, they By Pharaoh’s strict command were sent to be Confined from their former liberty. The baker and the butler both, we find With dreams one night were much disturbed in mind, When they to Joseph did themselves apply, He told them what their dreams did signify; One he restores unto his former place, The other, he must die in sad disgrace; The butler must his former place supply, The baker by the laws be doomed to die, HE IS MADE LORD OF THE LAND. [Illustration] Still Joseph lay confined in prison fast, Until two tedious years were gone and past. At length Pharaoh dreamed, but none in the land Could his dream interpret or understand. Then the chief butler to the king did say, “I needs must own my faults this day: In prison lies a Hebrew servant there, Who will the truth of all your dreams declare:” Then from a prison to a palace straight, Joseph was brought, and Pharoah did relate His dreams, and did full satisfaction find, Which eased the grief and anguish of his mind: He gave such satisfaction to the king, That from his royal hand he drew a ring, And gave it Joseph, saying, “Thou shalt be Next to myself in royal dignity.” His Brethren going to buy Corn. [Illustration]